At a time when the average student is graduating from a four-year college $27,000 in debt, when hundreds of thousands of capable young people no longer see college as an option because of high costs and when the U.S. is falling further and further behind our economic competitors in terms of the percentage of young people graduating from college, no agreement should be passed which, over a period of years, makes a bad situation worse and will make college even less affordable than it is today.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the urgent need to address the rising costs of college education to ensure accessibility for future generations.
In this quote, Bernie Sanders highlights the financial burdens that students face when pursuing higher education, which is leading to a decline in college attendance among capable youth. He argues that any potential agreements or policies that could exacerbate this financial strain should be rejected, as they would further diminish the affordability of college and hinder the country's educational competitiveness on a global scale.
In practice
In a speech advocating for student loan reform, one could cite this quote to stress the importance of making college more affordable.
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